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Do you still write notes with pen and paper?

With so much note taking apps nowadays, I can’t understand why does anyone still write notes with pen and paper. You need to bring the notepad, book or that paper to retrieve that information, and most of the time you don’t have it in hand. While my phone almost always reachable and you carry when you go out. For those still like to do handwriting, there’s many app does that and they can even convert it to text notes.

So, if you still write notes with pen and paper, why?

skip0110 ,
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I use paper for shopping lists, to keep track of dimensions etc, and to-do lists for work.

I tried multiple note taking or to do list apps over the course of a few years before going back to paper.

Benefits: No risk of scratching/dropping my phone because I have it out. Can easily emphasize text, star/cross off items, and mix diagrams and text. Can quickly scan many items by eye. Works when my phone battery dies. Works when no cell service (unlike some collaborative to-do/list apps) Can hand the list to my partner. Instant sync. Satisfying to physically toss out completed lists. Can reference the list while on the phone. Not distracted by phone alerts. Never get spam email or pop ups urging me to pay for an app, or rate an app; no terms of service or privacy policy!

Twink ,
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I did! And then didn’t use them. I finally had some Internet via WiFi so I downloaded a notes app and actually used them!

lvxferre ,
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Yes. It’s faster, I have an easier time remembering stuff that I wrote by hand instead of using a keyboard, I can’t be arsed to use a phone most of the time, and I can even apply some primitive “encryption”* to keep a certain overly curious person around me from messing with my notes. I can also use them when I’m designing writing scripts for constructed languages, way faster than doing it in Inkscape.

The big con is that one of my cats thinks that paper is toy, and the other thinks that any large enough sheet is a bed.

*it’s just Italian with ad hoc Cyrillic. Good enough for handwritten notes.

Neil ,
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    lvxferre ,
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    Paper is toy.

    So is a smartphone. At least for my cat.

    667 ,
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    I do both, and it’s heavily dependent on what the purpose of the note is for.

    I keep a yellow legal pad and mechanical pen. Stuff that goes on the pad are usually the ultimate in throwaway notes. Scribbles that are wholly transitory.

    Then I have a digital note management system (Obsidian.md) and use it to maintain a personal journal and Zettelkasten.

    Some yellow pad notes might flow into Obsidian, but not always.

    amio ,

    I use sticky notes at home, and write by hand in an actual notebook when hashing things out. I also take notes in a text editor, though.

    keepcarrot ,

    Yeah, I can type faster than I can write, but I can write faster than I can type on phone. The note winds up in a physical location, which helps me with both retrieval and remembering (say, this section of my desk-cube-thing is for project notes in my garage, this section is events, this is things I need to buy from the shops etc). I can draw little images pretty easily as well, have not habituated to digital art unfortunately. While not insurmountable with apps, is it really worth the additional effort shopping around when I keep inheriting post-it notes and data cards from various sources (idk why).

    Also, I get bonkers distracted on the phone. I sometimes forget I am just checking the time.

    shashi154263 ,

    Yes, it’s very useful sometimes.

    Unlocking the phone, looking at it, opening the app, then looking for the info is a hassle sometimes. Sometimes it’s not safe either.

    Cheriebarie ,

    Yes, I do.

    I enjoy handwriting and it is much faster for me. I like to have a couple of different coloured pens and have it organised. Usually I just end up with a scribbled mess but that is okay. At least only I can read it. If I need to I will type it up afterwards - I love typing as well.

    lauha ,

    Speak for yourself.

    Pros of pen and paper: always in my pocket, very fast to open up and read and write notes. Never runs out of battery. Readable even in brightest sunlight.

    Cons of phone: must remember to take it with you or search your apartment to find where you place it and hope you have remembered to charge it during past couple of days. Additionally you have to unlock it and flick through the menus to find the note app. Additionally additionally you have to remember to take a charger where ever you go.

    lvxferre ,
    @lvxferre@lemmy.ml avatar

    Cons of phone: must remember to take it with you or search your apartment to find where you place it and hope you have remembered to charge it during past couple of days.

    I’m glad to know that I’m not the only one who leaves the phone at home, or forgets to charge it. 90% of my time using the internet it’s from an actual computer.

    Karmmah ,
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    I did take all my notes for university on pen and paper because I don’t have a laptop with a touchscreen and pen. But I was never quite happy, since I would lose some notes or not find something specific that I knew I wrote down somewhere. This semester I tried using Obsidian and I and it has been great so far. I am now able to search my notes by text and I can back them up somewhere safe. When I’m not on my laptop I take quick notes on my phone but the important ones will then later be transferred to Obsidian.

    Caspase8 , (edited )

    As a uni student I do both. I generally type notes during lectures and live meetings, and handwrite notes for prerecorded videos and other general study.

    I still handwrite because my exams are going to be handwritten and I don’t want to lose my ability to handwrite fast lol.

    You can also doodle/draw diagrams when you handwrite. It’s harder to do that on a phone/computer.

    I still use pen and paper because it just feels better than handwriting on a screen.

    hsl , (edited )
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    I do a mix – paper is for thinking, digital is for long-term saving.

    I’ll use paper (nice paper and a fountain pen, ideally) for a quick brain-dump, mind-mapping, planning out my week, figuring out the shape of a solution. There’s something about working on paper that spatially makes more sense to me. I keep it all in a single notebook *usually A5 grid or dots like Leuchtterm 1917 or Rhodia webbie) so that I don’t have loose pieces of paper. If I’m working or traveling, that notebook is in my bag.

    Things that I need to remember land in Obsidian in cross-linked notes, usually tied together with a daily note. Some paper notes do land in Obsidian - that can be a photo/scan, but more likely a cleaned up, summarized version of my thoughts.

    Rayspekt ,

    If you have to write equations and drawings, pen and paper is still better for me. I'll scan it to onenote afterwards.

    Extrasvhx9he ,

    I kinda meet in the middle and just digitally scan my handwritten notes. It makes for easier backups and still have all the benefits of writing paper notes

    Nimue ,
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    Do you still write notes with pen an paper?

    Yep.

    So, if you still write notes with pen and paper, why?

    I just like having something physical as opposed to something on a computer screen or phone or something. I suppose I could just type them up and print them out but eh. 🤷‍♀️

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